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Their independence is but the unrestrained power to whip and sell women and children.
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This quote starkly illustrates Sumner's view on the consequences of independence for certain groups under slavery.
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It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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